Lymphatic System

Question 1

Lymphatic system contents

Answer 1

Lymph plasma
Lymphatic vessels
Lymphoid tissue in organs and structures

Question 2

Flow of lymph plasma

Answer 2

Capillaries — interstitial fluid — lymphatic capillaries — lymphatic vessels — lymphatic trunks or ducts — junction of internal jugular and subclavian veins.

Question 3

Primary lymphoid organs

Answer 3

Red bone marrow
Thymus

Question 4

Secondary lymphoid organs and tissues

Answer 4

Lymph nodes
Spleen
Lymphoid nodules

Question 5

White pulp of spleen

Answer 5

Consists of lymphocytes and macrophages arranged around central arteries

Question 6

Red pulp of spleen

Answer 6

Blood filled venous sinuses and splenic (billroths) cords consisting of RBCs, macrophages, lymphocytes, plasmocytes, and granulocytes